Game #3484
Aston Villa
13-7-11, 33 PTS
Tuesday, 21 March 1978
Won
9th (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Coventry City
15-8-9, 38 PTS
Highfield Road
Attendance: 30,957
Coventry City
2-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | John Gregory | 34' | Dennis Mortimer | 40' | John Gidman | 69' |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | ⚽ |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Gordon Milne | 🏴 |
Coventry City
GK Jim Blyth | 🏴 |
RB Brian Roberts | 🏴 |
RB Mick Coop | 🏴 |
CB Jim Holton | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB Bobby McDonald (ex) | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M John Beck | 🏴 |
M Barry Powell | 🏴 |
M Terry Yorath | 🏴 |
M Tommy Hutchison | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Donal Murphy | 🇮🇪 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F John Deehan | 🏴 | for W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 21 March 1978, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road.
ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 21 March 1978
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